a presentation on Afghanistan to DAAD's staff and all DAAD scholers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

1. AN INTRODUCTION
TO AFGHANISTAN
DECEMBER10TH, 2015.
RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM, GERMANY
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

2. CONTENTS
 History
 Geography
 Politic
 Economic
 Famous Personalities
 Culture & Custom
 Famous Places
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

3. HISTORY
• ARYANA STARTING 1ST TO 5TH CENTURY,
• LATER KHORASAN AND FINALLY TO AFGHANISTAN UNTIL
NOW.
• KANDAHAR WAS THE CAPITAL OF AFGHANISTAN, AND
THEN HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO KABUL.
• BUDDHISM WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR RELIGIONS IN
AFGHANISTAN DURING PRE-ISLAMIC ERA.
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

4. BAMIYAN,
BUDDHA STATUE
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

5. GEOGRAPHY
• AFGHANISTAN IS CALLED AS THE HEART OF ASIA
• 34 PROVINCES,
• AFGHANISTAN HAS 7 NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES,
(CHINA, PAKISTAN, IRAN, TAJIKISTAN, UZBEKISTAN &
TURKMENISTAN)
• POPULATION31,822,848 (JULY 2014 EST.)
• MOUNTAINS
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

6. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

7. • PAMIR MOUNTAINS ARE AMONG THE WORLD’S
HIGHEST MOUNTAINS,
• SINCE VICTORIAN TIMES, THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS THE
"ROOF OF THE WORLD”
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

8. POLITICS
• EX-PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI
• MOHAMMAD ASHRAF GHANI, PRESIDENT
• ABULLAH ABDULLAH, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

9. ECONOMY
• ONE OF THE MINERAL-RICH COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD,
• HOLDS $3 TRILLION IN UNTAPPED MINERAL DEPOSITS.
• HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 2002 DUE TO THE
INFUSION OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE .
• THE RECENT IMPROVEMENT IS ALSO DUE TO DRAMATIC
IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE
END OF A FOUR-YEAR DROUGHT IN MOST OF THE
COUNTRY.
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

10. CURRENCY NOTES
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

11. PERSONALITIES
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum
Ahmad Shah Masud, national heroAhmad Shah Baba, regarded as the
founder of the modern state of
Afghanistan

12. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum
Rohullah Nikpa, Taekwando Fighter
Abdul Ahad Momand is a former
Afghan Air Force aviator who
became the first Afghan to journey
to outer space.

13. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum
Hamid Rahimi, BoxerMohammad Nabi
Esakhil,
7th place in Top ten
cricket players in the
world

14. CUSTOM & CULTURE
• LANGUAGE
• CLOTHING
• FOOD
• SPORT
• MUSIC
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

15. DRY FRUITS
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

16. MAJORITY PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN LIKE TO
DRINK DRINK (GREEN OR BLACK) TEA WITH
DRY FRUIT
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

17. (SAFFRON)
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

18. SPORT
• BESIDE OTHER SPORTS SUCH AS FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL,
CRICKET, BOXING, TAEKWONDO, BODY BUILDING,
AFGHANISTAN HAS MOST FAMOUS SPORT NAMED BUZKASHI.
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

19. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

20. MUSIC
HISTORY
• IN THE 1860S AMIR SHER ALI KHAN INVITED
CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIANS FROM
NORTHERN INDIA TO WORK AT HIS COURT IN
KABUL. THIS CLASSICAL MUSIC CAME FROM INDIA
WITH THE INDIAN CLASSICAL PLAYERS WHO HAVE
LEARNED MUSIC THERE.
• AFGHAN MUSIC IS COMPLICATED AND THERE ARE
LOTS OF FORMS. RELIGIOUS, GHAZAL, CLASSIC,
FOLKLORE, TAJIK, PASHTO MUSIC, POP AND LOTS
OF OTHERS.
BASICALLY AFGHAN MUSIC IS A MIX, BUT
AFGHANS DID MAKE A NEW IMPORTANT
INSTRUMENT CALLED: RUBAB.
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

21. AFGHANI RUBAB (HAND MADE)
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

22. THE FATHER OF MUSIC USTAD
SARAHANG
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

23. The biggest Mosque in AFG
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

24. BAND-E-AMIR, BAMYAN
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

25. BAND-E-AMIR, BAMYAN
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

26. BAND-E-QARGHA
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

27. GARDENS OF BABUR
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

28. BADAKHSHAN
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

29. BLUE MASJID
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

30. OLD KABUL
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

31. NEW KABUL
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

32. Kabu
l
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

33. CLOTHING
• THE COUNTRY'S TRADITIONAL MALE
& FEMALE CLOTHING USUALLY
INCLUDES A SALWAR KAMEEZ
(DRESS), LUNGEE (TURBAN),
KARAKUL, PAKOL, TOPI, KUFI (HATS),
AND A CHAPAN (COAT),
• TRADITIONAL AFGHAN CLOTHES
VARY BY REGIONS AND SOMETIMES
ETHNICITY, AS WELL AS TRIBES.
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

34. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum
Eid party Germany 2015

35. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum
MES College Goa, India
2012

36. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

37. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

38. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

39. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

40. FOOD
• AS AFGHAN PEOPLE ARE KNOWN MOST
HOSPITABLE IN THE WORLD THEY ARE VERY
FAMOUS IN THEIR FOODS TOO.
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

41. ONE OF THE MOST DELICIOUS AND
FAMOUS AFGHANI FOOD IS SPECIAL QUBULI
UZBEKI
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

42. Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

43. AFGHANI BREAD (NAAN)
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

44. FRESH & DRY FRUITS
AS YOU ALL KNOW THAT AFGHANISTAN’S FRUITS (DRY & FRESH)
ARE FAMOUS OVER ALL THE WORLD AND MOSTLY EXPORTED TO
NEIGHBORING, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

45. FAMOUS POMEGRANATE (ANAR)
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

46. Famous Places & Tourist
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum

47. PROUD TO BE AN AFGHAN
Ahsanullah mohsen
Ruhr University Bochum